I'm a pretty big fan of JRPG's and I've never played a Persona game (I know).

Would this be a good starting off point or should I just jump to Persona 3?

If you've played an SMT game before, like Nocturne, then you can probably jump into Persona 2. It's a pretty tough game with some very old-school design, but if that's your thing, then by all means, go ahead. Though play Persona 2: Innocent Sin on PSP first, since that's the first half of the game, while EP is the second half.

If you're not necessarily into old-school RPGs, then Persona 3 or 4 would be more palatable, I'd imagine.

You should be able to with no sweat. If the American PSN store sells raw, japanese PS1 games non-translated and they play with no changes to the game itself on american PS3s (thankfully you don't need to read many menus to play Rock Man 3, or else I'd be lost lol), I see no reason why an american PS1 game wouldn't work on a european system.

XSEED too. Corpse Party Book of Shadows had an incredible amount of dialogue, and they released that as a PSN title. No reason Atlus couldn't do the same.

Originally Posted by Deadpool940

You should be able to with no sweat. If the American PSN store sells raw, japanese PS1 games non-translated and they play with no changes to the game itself on american PS3s (thankfully you don't need to read many menus to play Rock Man 3, or else I'd be lost lol), I see no reason why an american PS1 game wouldn't work on a european system.

Yeah, fairly easily once you track down some US PSN cards (the only real problem is that PSN generally region-locks credit cards, so US PSN won't like your UK credit card. Nothing a quick trip to eBay or the like won't fix).

I actually started the Persona series with this back in the summer of 2007. I was interested in P3 but didn't like the limited time I tried with the first Persona. No 1st person dungeon and I figured out how the demon system worked. I played this almost 100 hours

...are people still questioning whether a US PSX game would run on an EU PS3?
Cuz I've known that for years, surprised so many still unaware of this O_o.
Well if anyone wants help in getting a US PSN account up and buying off of it, I can PM with a simple guide.

Originally Posted by Dantis

XSEED too. Corpse Party Book of Shadows had an incredible amount of dialogue, and they released that as a PSN title. No reason Atlus couldn't do the same.

And if for some reason they can't, then they should drop this fan-centric reputation they have. I am not convinced that they deserve it.

Dude. Really? You think that there's any demand for the PS1 version? The only reason Atlus USA is doing this is for the fans who want P2. Unfortunately the home office (index) doesn't want to localize the PSP version so this is a truly fair compromise. You'd rather have nothing?

Edit: and let's be realistic, the only people who will buy this off PSN is all 30 members of Persona-GAF.

Addition to my last post: I completely forgot that US PSN has PayPal support now, so there shouldn't even be any need to use pre-paid cards any more.

Originally Posted by SpaceBridge

Dude. Really? You think that there's any demand for the PS1 version? The only reason Atlus USA is doing this is for the fans who want P2. Unfortunately the home office (index) doesn't want to localize the PSP version so this is a truly fair compromise. You'd rather have nothing?

Dude. Really? You think that there's any demand for the PS1 version? The only reason Atlus USA is doing this is for the fans who want P2. Unfortunately the home office (index) doesn't want to localize the PSP version so this is a truly fair compromise. You'd rather have nothing?

Persona 2:IS bombed. Persona 2:EP would be likely to do even worse because...

A) It's 2013 and selling a PSP game is harder than ever.
B) Persona 2:IS had the advantage of being brand new in the US. EP has already come out here (albeit a long time ago).
C) Persona 2:EP is a direct sequel and direct sequels usually sell much worse than the original.

Dude. Really? You think that there's any demand for the PS1 version? The only reason Atlus USA is doing this is for the fans who want P2. Unfortunately the home office (index) doesn't want to localize the PSP version so this is a truly fair compromise. You'd rather have nothing?

Edit: and let's be realistic, the only people who will buy this off PSN is all 30 members of Persona-GAF.

Also, keep in mind that P2:EP PSP bombed really badly in Japan. Even if Atlus USA wanted to bring it over, it'd probably be a tough sale to Atlus Japan (who would be the ones who would be reprogramming the US version).